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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Norfolk Island (Polynesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
27
62
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
22
55
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
51
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
51
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
15
47
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
15
47
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
27
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Norfolk Island
4 Families width 33 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Norfolk Island
27 Genera with 33 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1891Triangular spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1866
Three-lobed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Hortophora Framenau & C..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1903Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Moneta O. P.-Cambridge, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872
Hermit spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1867Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norfolk Island
33 Species
Achaearanea diversipes William Jose..., 1920
Achaearanea extrilida (Eugen von Ke..., 1890)⇒ Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Achaearanea propera Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Arkys alticephala Urquhart, 1891
Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871
Celaenia excavata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867Bird dropping spider
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cryptachaea gigantipes Keyserling, 1890
Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Hortophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Linyphia phaeochorda William Jose..., 1920
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Moneta australis Keyserling, 1890
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Plebs rosemaryae Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Tetragnatha macilenta L. Koch, 1872Longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion albostriatum Ludwig Carl ..., 1867

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Norfolk Island
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders, Orb Weaver Spiders, Orb weavers, Orb-weaver spider, Orb-weaver spiders, Orb-weavers, Orb-Weaving Spider, Orbweavers, Typical Orb Weavers, Typical orb-weaver spiders
14
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders, Line Weavers, Line Weaving Spiders, Line-Weaving Spiders, Money Spider/Sheet Weaver, Money Spiders, Sheet weavers, Sheet web spider, Sheet-Web Spinners, Sheet-Web Weavers, Sheetweb And Dwarf Weavers, Sheetweb weavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Horizontal Orb-Web Weavers, Large-Jawed Orb Weavers, Long jawed orb-weavers, Long jawed spiders, Long-jawed orb weavers, Long-Jawed Orbweavers, Long-Jawed Spiders, Longjawed Orb Weavers, Longjawed orbweavers, Stretch spider, Thick-Jawed Spiders
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders, Cobweb weavers, Comb-footed spiders, Combfooted Spiders, Scaffold web spider, Scaffolding-Web Spiders, Tangle-web spiders, Theridiids
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org